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by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Nationals' Travis Sykora: Wrapping up breakout campaign
Travis Sykora has a 2.51 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 101:22 K:BB through 16 starts (68 innings) for Single-A Frederickburg.The right-hander, a third-round pick out of a Texas high school in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft, didn't turn 20 years until late April, but he's been utterly dominant in his first pro campaign. Sykora has combined a fastball that sits 95-97 mph with a rapidly improving slider and splitter, and he's gotten stronger as the season has progressed -- he fired six perfect innings with 10 strikeouts against Carolina on Aug. 9, the first time in his career he'd worked more than five frames in a start. The Washington Nationals won't push him up the ladder too quickly given his age, but a 2026 big-league debut isn't off the table if he continues developing at his current pace.
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by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Nationals' Travis Sykora: Turning heads this spring
Travis Sykora has been sitting 96-97 mph with his fastball in camp, Sam Dykstra of MLB.com reports.The 6-foot-6 right-hander got an over-slot bonus after being selected 71st overall in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft, and it's beginning to look like the Washington Nationals made a very wise investment in buying him out of a commitment to the University of Texas. The extension he gets on his pitches makes him tough for batters to pick up, and he's shown improvement with his slider in camp while also having a potentially plus split-finger pitch in his arsenal. Sykora won't turn 20 years old until late April, but he could move through multiple levels of the system this year in his pro debut if his control and command can keep up with his raw stuff.
Travis Sykora
SP / Washington Nationals / EXP: 0YRS / MINORS Height: 6-6 Weight: 232 lb Age: 20 College: None Bats/Throws -/-Fantasy Points by Week
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- 2%
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